"Our members are determined to make sure that students will get the education that they deserve," said Michaelis. "Everyone is — I'm sure — looking over their course outlines thinking about the kind of adjustments that they can make."

It's a process the Mount Allison Students' Union will watch closely, said president Melissa O'Rourke.

"One of the things that we will be doing is we're going to be looking to get a tuition rebate for students. So, depending on how many weeks of classes will actually end up being lost."

Following a three-week strike at the University of New Brunswick, the university announced it would pass on its net savings to students.

Several outstanding issues at Mount Allison, including compensation and workload, will be submitted to binding arbitration for resolution.